BEIJING cheap air max 90 sale , Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- China saw its aggregate volume of natural gas imported from overseas jump 25 percent year on year in 2013, approaching one-third of its apparent consumption, a new report has showed.

The country imported 53 billion cubic meters of natural gas last year, 31.6 percent of its domestic gas output plus imported volume, according to a report released by an economic and technological academy under China National Petroleum Corporation cheap air max sale , the country's state-owned oil giant.

In 2013, local authorities more strongly promoted the use of natural gas to reduce dependency on coal, prompted by the needs for environmental protection and economic advances.

The drive contributed to the country's surging imports of natural gas, noted the report.

Despite the increased imports, it said cheap nike air max 90 shoes , "there would have been a supply-demand gap of 22 billion cubic meters in 2013 in the case that all the needs for natural gas were satisfied."

China's natural gas consumption increased 13.9 percent year on year in 2013. The total consumption accounted for 5.9 percent of consumed primary energy resources, up from 5.4 percent in 2012, making China the world's third-largest gas user.

The report estimated that China's total domestic gas production and imported volume increased 11 percent year on year to 186 billion cubic meters in 2014, and put the estimated proportion taken up by natural gas in primary energy consumption at 6.3 percent.

The figure indicated a more tightened balance between supply and demand and increasing seasonal scarcity of natural gas in the year.

The Chinese central government initiated a nationwide reform of the natural gas pricing mechanism in July, 2013 cheap nike air max shoes , hoping to bring it gradually into line with the market situation.

THE HAGUE, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Arjen Robben withdrew from the forthcoming friendly internationals of the Netherlands against France and England due to a thigh injury, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Thursday.

"This is obviously a big disappointment," the 32-year-old Netherlands captain stated in a press release. "I wanted to come, because we are in the build-up towards the qualifying campaign for the World Cup in Russia. Now I am going to fully focus on my recovery."

Due to the injury Robben also missed Wednesday's Champions League match of his club Bayern Munich against Juventus. He played his last of only 15 league matches this season for Bayern on March 5 against Borussia Dortmund.

Dutch national team coach Danny Blind will announce his squad on Friday and on Monday the Netherlands cheap air max 90 shoes , which did not qualify for Euro 2016, will start its preparation for the matches against France on March 25 in Amsterdam and against England on March 29 at Wembley Stadium in London. Enditem

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- All regions and departments across China should study President Xi Jinping's new book on governance, according to a notice released by the General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

The second volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was published earlier this month.

The notice by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee on forwarding the opinions of publicity and organization departments of the CPC Central Committee regarding studying Xi's new book was released recently.

Over the three years since the publication of the first volume in September 2014, Xi cheap air max shoes , who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, has continued to put forward new concepts, thoughts and strategies, enriching CPC theories, the notice said.

It depicts the practice of the CPC Central Committee, with Xi at the core, in uniting and leading Chinese people to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era, the notice said.

The new volume also reflects the development and main contents of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

It is a major political task of the whole Party to study and carry out Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era at present and for the next period, the notice noted.

It also urged Party organizations at all levels to study the first and second volumes so as to understand Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and better implement the new thought.

Studying of the new book should also be included in training at Party schools and Party committees at all levels cheap air max 90 , executive leadership academies and academies of governance, the notice stressed.

MANILA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday urged South Korea to continue making substantive efforts to remove obstacles in bilateral ties so as to ensure their sound and steady development.

Li made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sideline of a series of leaders' meetings on East Asian cooperation in the Philippine capital of Manila.

Li's meeting with Moon came just two days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Moon in Da Nang, Vietnam, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.

The two presidents reached important consensus on improving ties cheap air max , Li said.

China and South Korea have reached some consensus in dealing with the issue of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in the current stage, Li said.

During the meeting with Xi, Moon said that South Korea attaches importance to China's concern on the THAAD issue, and has no intention to harm China's interests of strategic security.